This month weve been talking a lot about the Good Turn. The Good Turn idea
has been a tradibon of the Boy Scouts of America for more than 75 years
now, but it's been around a lot longer than that.

Let me tell you about a man who practiced the Good Turn hundreds of years
ago. A man was traveling down a road when he was ambushed by thieves. They
robbed him and beat him almost to death.

As he lay bleeding, several people passed him by.
They didn't want to get involved. Then a man who believed in doing Good
Turns happened along.

Using his own clothing, he improvised bandages and poured some wine on the
man's wounds as an antiseptic.

Can you guess who the rescuer was? I'll give you a hint: The story is in
the Bible. Yes, the rescuer was the Good Samaritan. He has been famous down
through the ages because he cared enough to help a suffering person and
because he knew enough first aid to help.

In Scouting, you are learning to be a Good Samaritan, too-to care enough
to help a person who needs it, and also to know what to do.

Let's all aim to be Good Samaritans as we go through life. That, after all,
is part of what Scouting means-to help other people at all times. We can
say the same thing in another way by again going to the Bible. It says,
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."